Puget Sound Style Cioppino Recipe

Summary

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Ingredients

 Butter/Margarine1/4 Cup (16 tbs)
 2 medium-size onions, chopped
 Garlic2 Clove (5gm), pressed
 Parsley1/3 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
 Chicken broth4 Cup (16 tbs)
 Water1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Dry white wine1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Bay Leaf1
 1/2 teaspoon each dry thyme leaves and dry rosemary
 Salmon fillets2 Pound, skinned
 12 clams in shell, suitable for steaming, scrubbed
 1 or 2 live or cooked large Dungeness crabs (about 2 lbs. each), cleaned and cracked

Directions

In a 6- to 8-quart pan, melt butter over medium heat.
Add onions, garlic, and parsley; cook, stirring often, until onions are soft.
Add broth, water, wine, bay leaf, thyme, and rosemary.
Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Rinse salmon, pat dry, and cut into chunks.
Add salmon, clams, and crab to broth.
Cover and simmer gently until clams pop open and salmon flakes readily when prodded with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes Ladle broth and some of each seafood into large soup bowls.
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